Gardner Bender CAM-10 Circuit Alert® Voltage Sensing Module Review

Compact, accurate and practical! This little tool will be your constant companion and, if used correctly, will save you many "shock experiences"!

One of the commenters said don't trust your life with this product and downgraded the star rating. I agree that you don't trust him with your life. But it's a BIG thing. This way I can find hidden wires before hammering in nails and screws and check outlets without having to run to the junction box. I order one for each member of my team. By sharing one of these, we saved ourselves a lot of trips to the toolbox - this article is now a permanent fixture in my toolbelt.

My device was packaged with a pair of wire strippers. SAM-10 batteries were not installed but included. The instructions say you simply need to unscrew the screw and remove the battery cover. It did not work. I found on their website that you have to loosen the screw and then press on the screw to remove the cover. It takes quite a bit of force to do this, and I was afraid I might break the detector before opening the battery cover. It has to be very close to a live wire to detect anything, and